'The U.S. Constitution is clear that anyone who takes an oath of office and then engages in insurrection is forever barred from holding public office again.'
On Thursday, Colorado Secretary of State Jenna Griswold's office declined to say whether the state's top election official would grant ballot access to Trump when questioned by reporters in Colorado after a pair of advocacy organizations wrote letters to nine secretaries of state invoking Section 3 of the 14th Amendment."engaged in insurrection or rebellion"Former President Donald Trump gestures as he prepares to speak on July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
, however, Colorado's top election official would not wade into questions about whether he would remain on the ballot there, regardless of a final decision. "We are going to officially decline to comment at this time," Annie Orloff, a spokesperson for Griswold's office, told Colorado Newsline in an article published Thursday.
Others are also holding comment. Out of the other nine states contacted by FSFP and the Mi Familia Vota Education Fund—California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Nevada—several declined comment when contacted byAt this point, his eligibility is likely a non-issue.
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